What's not popular is single line (slightly homophobic) statements of implied gratification from the punishment of others, without even a sentence (or word) of justification for your opinion.

Maybe if you actually stated why you were "hugely looking forward" to someone being imprisoned for a crime that hasn't yet been proven in any way, according to any legal body or representative (charged yes, convicted no.), they'd be more inclined to debate the point, and your view wouldn't be quite so unpopular (to say the least).

How is it not obvious that Snowden has committed several serious Federal crimes? I mean, he's more or less admitted to them on camera. Is there no classified information on the laptops he took with him to Hong Kong?

The opinions on HN regarding Snowden are so lamentably one-note in unconditional support that I really dont have the strength to articulate my counterargument. What's the point? I probably agree with many others who feel the same so I'll just point you towards other people, lazy as that may be.

As for my "homophobic" joke, I'm merely quoting Office Space.

Right, but you can be lazy and link to others. The absence of argument or links makes it hard to evaluate the substance of your POV. :)

Care to elaborate on exactly why you are looking forward to it?